Hi MARY JANE. To answer your question you first need to find out why your speed control knob is stuck? That will require going “under the hood” to determine the root cause of your control knob’s obstinacy.
Most likely something associated with the control knob & lever has either come loose or broken inside your mixer to lock it into its current position.
The inspection and troubleshooting of the inside of your mixer is a DITY capability, particularly if your mixer is out of warranty. Just be sure to have the Parts List manual on hand. If you're lacking one, you can download a PDF version from the KA website: http://www.kitchenaid.com/flash.cmd?/#/page/home.
Click on Customer Care>Locate Manuals & Guides> Enter the 6 character model number, in your case use K45SSW, and select the first file K45SSWH0.pdf (341.41 KB) listed under Parts List (1) and then check to verify this matches your mixer model.
Turn to pages 6 & 7, titled: “Motor And Control Parts”, which provides an exploded view for the disassembly and reassembly of your mixer, along with all the parts. You’ll want to focus on part #s 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, which is our speed control assembly. Check to see if something isn’t blocking you’re the movement of #3. You should be able to determine if something has broken. If something has broken, you can order replacement parts and install yourself.
Here are five potential online vendors in no particular order: RepairClinic.com; mendingshed.com; searspartsdirect.com; partstore.com; and Grainger.com (for grease). Prices can vary widely between vendors, so do some comparison shopping.
Once apart you can check for any other unseemly wear and tear on the gears, etc. It can be messy but quite gratifying to diagnose and repair your mixer yourself.
Finally, here are links to three excellent websites that detail the disassembling/reassembly of a KA mixer that may be helpful for you.
Between these three websites and their excellent pictures and descriptions and your Parts List manual, you should now be able to completely disassemble and reassemble your mixer, and feel comfortable doing it.
I hope this helps. Howard, Burke, VA
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